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14. What is a compass rose?
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A compass rose is a small drawing with lines showing which way the cardinal and intermediate directions are on the map.
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1. What does "sphere" mean?
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"Sphere" is another name for "round". The earth is round, or a sphere.
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16. What is a map key?
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The map key tells what each symbol used on the map means.
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12. What are intermediate directions?
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The intermediate directions lie halfway between the cardinal directions. For example, northeast is the intermediate direction between north and east.
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19. What do map scales tell you?
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Map scales tell you how far a distance is in real live as it is shown on the map.
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10. Why are maps useful?
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Maps can be carried about. They can be printed in books.
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18. What is the "scale" on a map?
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Scale is the relationship between the distances shown on the map and the real distances on the earth.
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8. What is the equator?
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The equator is an imaginary line that lies halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole. The equator divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
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22. Name two types of transporation maps.
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road map, railroad map
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9. What are maps?
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Maps are drawings that show the earth or part of the earth on a flat surface.
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17. Why should you always check the map key when reading a map?
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The same symbol on diferent maps does not alwyas stand for the same thing.
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5. What is half a sphere called?
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a hemisphere
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23. What do product maps show?
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Product maps show the kinds of things that are made or grown in an area. A aproduct map can tell you a lot anout natural resources, use of the land, the different ways people make a living.
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7. The earth can be divided from noth to sourth along the ---.
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equator.
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15. What is a symbol?
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A symbol is anything that stands for something else. Symbols may be small drawings fo things they stand for. For instance, a drawing of an airplane may be used to stand for an airport.
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2. What is a globe?
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A globe is a model, or a small copy, of the earth.
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21. What is a transportation map?
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A transportation map can help you find your way around. A transportation map shows the different ways you can travel from one place to another.
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6. What does "hemi" mean?
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"Hemi" means half.
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20. What is a grid map?
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A grid map is made up of two sets of lines that cross each other to make squres. Each square on the map can be identified by its letter and number.
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11. What are the cardinal directions?
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North, East, South, and West.
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13. What are the intermediate directions?
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NE, SE, SW, and NW
northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest. |
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3. How many oceans are there?
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Four
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4. How many continents are there?
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Seven
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